Hasp-lock



Patented Nov. 11, 1919.

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CLINTON I. BELL, 0F DEGATUR, ILLINOIS.

BASF-LOCK.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 11, 1919.

Aplucauen inea February 21, 191e. serial No. 278,399.

To all whom t may' concern.'

Be ji known that I, CLINTON L. BELL, a citizen of the' United States,residing at Decatur, in the county of Macon and State of Illinois, haveinvented the new and useful Improvements in Hasp-Locks, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My present invention relates to improvements in locks or fasteners ofthe type adapted for use on gates or the doors of barns or outbuildingswhich are exposed to the y Weather.

A primary object of my invention is to provide a hasp lock whereon willbe provided a housing over the movable latch and keeper to protect thoseparts from sleet and snow, thus to ob-viate the inconvenience ofbreaking ice therefrom in the winter and to prevent deterioration ofthose parts resulting from rust, the housing at the same time performingthe function of a pull whereby the gate or door may be opened.

Another object is to arrange such a hasp lock so Vthat it'willeffectively prevent the unlatching of the hasp by horses or otheranimals and yet be most simple and convenient in its operation fromeither side of the door for an attendant.

A still further object is to so design the parts of such a hasp that theseveral elements may be reversible for right or left, and to supplymeans for adapting the hasp to suit a changed alinement in case of thesagging or warv lng of the door er gate.

ith the above and other objects in view, my invention comprises certainnew and useful details of construction and arrangement of parts whichwill be fully described herein, illustrated inthe accompanying drawings,and pointed out more speciiically in the ap ended claims. i

n describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings, wherein like characters Vdenote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my hasp and keeper, the housing beingbroken away to more clearly illustrate the latching elements.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of my hasp, the housing also bem broken away.

Fig. 8 is a detal perspective of the keeper plate for my hasp.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view of Ymy hasp, taken on line of 1. j i

Referring new to the drawings, numeral 1 designates the hasp piate,Yhinged at 5 to hinge plate 2. Hinge plate 2 is preferably mounted to adoor or gate so that the hasp plate will extend across the crack of thedoor, a bolt 3 passing through the elongated rectangular slot 4 in thehinge plate, and a nut a lied on the inner end of the bolt on the insl eofthe door. A squared neck 3 is provided on the bolt to prevent thehinge plate from rotating on the bolt, the upper and lower walls of theslot engaging the neck. Sharpened teeth 25 are also provided on theinner Vface of the hinge plate 2 to prevent the rotation of the hasp andbolt in the bolt hole in the door, said teeth being embedded in the doorwhen the hinge plate is bolted in place.

Hasp plate 1Y is provided with a vertical slot 12 a jacent the outerend, anda keeper plate 8 is fixed by screws 26 to the door jamb in sucha position that keeper 9 carried thereby will register with said slotand enter the same when the hasp plate is swung back against the closeddoor. Slot 12 is preferably wider and longer than the keeper 9 so thatthe keeper will not engage the walls of the slot, a guide tooth 11 beingprovided on the keeper plate adapted to enter a vertical slot 13 in thehasp plate the length of the Sint 1e.V being substantially equal to thedepth oi'tooth 11,"so that the weit of the hasp may be carried lby saidtoo should the hasp become loose on its mounting. This prevents the haspplate from Vengaging the keeper, thus to destroy the ease of operationdesired of the hasp.

'The latchingdevice is carried on the outer face of the hasp plate andcomprises a latch 14: pivoted to the plate by a pin 16, the latchcoinprising'a laterally extending latch tooth 15 positioned to engagethe keeper 9 on its upper edge, a notch IO being provided on the keeperinto which the tooth may engage when the hasp is swung a st the closeddoor.` On the opposite si e of la'tch 14 is a cutout notch 17, and aprojectin tongue 17 is carried by a pivoted actuating ever 22, saidtongue positioned to register with said notch. Lever 22 is pivoted bypin 23, preferably in a horizontal line with pivoting pin 16, the leverbeing extended horizontally and of sullicient width to provide a fingerhold for the operation thereof. It will be readily seen that as the freeend of lever 22 is swung upward about pivoting pin 23 to the dotted lineposition shown in Fig. 1, the projecting tongue 17 will engage the lowerwall of notch 17 and actuate the toothed upper end of latch 14 upward,causing tooth 15 on the latch to be drawn out of engagement with thekeeper. The adjacent edges of the actuating lever 22 and theY latch 14are provided respectivel with abutting edges 21 and 18, which wil engagewhen the tooth 15 has been drawn up Vsuiiciently to disengage thekeeper, thus limiting the upward travel of the tooth.

This hasp will, at this point in its operation, be free to swing outwardfrom the door. Upon the release of the actuating lever'22 by theoperator, said lever will gravitate downward at its free end to theposition shownin full lines in Fig. 1, whereupon the upper ed e oftongue 17 will engage the upper wal of slot 17, and force the uppertoothed vend of latch 14 downward about its pivoting point 16. Theadjacent edges 20 and 19 of the lever and latch, respectively, willengage, thus limiting the downward travel of each of these parts abouttheir respective pivoting pins.

I provide means for unlatching my hasp from the inside of the closed andlatched door by providing an opening through the door directly back ofhas plate l, and also providing a perforation 2 through the hasp plateositioned to register with the hole througi the door. It will be readilyseen that the operator may insert his linger through the door andperforation 27 and engage the under side of lever 22, thus to swing thelever upward unlatching the hasp.

In order to protectmy device from the weather, and also to provide apull for my hasp and the door, I provide an open bottomed housing suchas 6 which envelo s the forward face of hasp plate l, the same eingxed'to the hasp by screws 7. It will be readily seen that such a housingprovides protection from the weather, effectively prevents the operationof the latch by animals, and provides a pull for the hasp and door.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. The combinationwith a hasp to becarried by a door, of a housing mounted thereon havingan open bottom providing a finger hold whereby the door may be actuated,a.

latch pivoted to the hasp beneath the housing, said hasp equipped with aslot adapted to receive a keeper beneath the housing, and a keepercarried by the door j amb having a projection thereon adapted to preventoutward movement of the latch and door.

2. The combination with a hasp to be carried by a door, of a housingmounted thereon having an open bottom providing a linger hold whereb thedoor may be actuated, a latch pivoted to the hasp beneath the housingand positioned to removably engage a keeper, said latch notched on oneof its edges, an actuating lever pivoted to the has adJacent the latch,said lever provided with a projecting tooth engaging in the notch in thelatch, said hasp equipped with a slot adapted to receive a keeperbeneath the housing, and a keeper carried by the door jamb having aprojection thereon adapted to prevent outward movement of the latch anddoor.

3. The combination with a hasp to be carried by a door, of a housingmounted thereon havin an open bottom providing a finger hold w ereby thedoor may be actuated, a latch pivoted to the hasp beneath the housingsaid hasp equipped with a keeper slot and a rest slot adapted to receivea keeper and a rest member beneath the housing, a keeper plate carriedby the door jamb having a keeper' thereon adapted to prevent outwardmovement of the latch and door, and said keeper plate having a restmember thereon adapted to prevent upward and downward movement of thehasp and door.

4. The combination with a hasp adapted to be carried by a door, of ahousing mounted thereon having an open bottom providing a finger holdwherebv the door may be actuated, a latch pivoted to the hasp beneaththe housing, said hasp equipped with a slot adapted to receive a keeperbeneath the housing, a keeper carried by the door jamb havingr aprojection thereon adapted to prevent outward movement of the latch anddoor, and said hasp having a perforation therethrough in position toallow an operator to insert his finger from the rear to operate thepivoted latch.

CLINTON L. BELL.

Witnesses:

B. GBALIKER, C. A. IMBoDEN.

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